Incident Publication

Red Rock:
The Red Rock fire is estimated today to be 3,055 acres and is 7% contained. On Monday, increased fire activity was observed due to less rain than anticipated in the affected area. Fire crews took this opportunity to advance their efforts on the northern and northeastern flanks. They focused on removing fire-damaged trees, extinguishing or removing burning debris, and cooling down ash to strengthen firelines and contain the blaze within its established perimeter. Meanwhile, on the southern side, teams worked alongside resource advisors to identify the best access points for direct fire attacks.

Today, crews continue to work with resource advisors to identify suitable locations on the eastern side of the fire for constructing both hand and dozer lines. This work will go southward towards the 4th of July trail system to ensure the fire remains within its current footprint. In the southern area, crews will work to remove hazardous trees. With arrival of additional resources, crews can start constructing direct fire lines.

Black Eagle:
The Black Eagle fire is estimated today to be 6,451 acres and is 0% contained. Yesterday, fire crews focused on removing extra equipment from the Yellowjacket Ranger Station in preparation for bad weather. At Black Eagle Mine, personnel used aircraft to drop water and construct firelines around spot fires.
Today, crews will continue to tackle the spot fires in Black Eagle Creek by constructing more handlines and strengthening existing firelines. Helicopters will assist with water drops if weather conditions allow. Additionally, teams will check that pumps and sprinklers on critical infrastructure are ready for use if needed.

WEATHER:
The forecast for today calls for periods of moderate rainfall, with totals around 0.5”. Temperatures are expected to reach 48°, with high humidity. Winds will be from the west-southwest, with gusts possibly reaching 40-50 miles per hour.

FIRE BEHAVIOR:
There will be decreased fire behavior today due to the expected precipitation. In areas of the fires with canopy cover or in areas of lighter rainfall, fire behavior will remain the same as yesterday. Fire spread may still occur in heavier fuels like large-diameter logs or because of rollout, when smoldering fuels roll from one point to another.

FOREST CLOSURES:
Forest Closure Orders 04-13-24-017 and 04-13-24-019 remain in place. For more information please visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/scnf/alerts-notices

EVACUATIONS:
Lemhi County: Evacuation order and warnings remain in effect. For more information, please go to: https://www.lemhicountyidaho.org/site-home/news/black-eagle-and-red-rock-fire-update. 

Evacuation Zone 1 is in “Go Status,” and Evacuation Zones 2, 3, and 4 are in “Ready Status.
 

Douglas, Wyo. – The La Bonte Fire is currently 3,482 acres in size with 12% containment. The fire was first reported on Thursday, September 12, and is burning in steep, rugged terrain approximately 6 miles west of Esterbrook, WY, and 20 miles south of Douglas, WY, on Bureau of Land Management and private lands. 

Firefighting resources include 2 fire modules, 7 hand crews, 8 smokejumpers, 10 engines, 4 helicopters and 2 dozers assigned to the fire, with approximately 200 personnel. 

Suppression efforts continue on the La Bonte Fire. Air resources are supporting ground crew firefighting efforts, and ground crews continue to hold and improve the progress made on the fire so far. 

Today, crews plan to mop up and patrol contained perimeter of the fire. The goal of mop up is to reduce the likelihood of the fire spreading into unburned areas. Crews also plan to put in fireline and fight the fire direct where it makes sense and is safe to do so on the western flank of the fire. Fireline is handline or dozer line that firefighters construct by digging down to the bare mineral soil to hold the fire and keep it from growing. Fire managers and crews use all available strategies and tools to suppress wildfires, and public and firefighter safety are the top priorities. 

Cooler temperatures and cloudy conditions moderated fire behavior and growth yesterday. Today, widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected, with potential for strong winds of 70 mph or greater in the afternoon. Gusty conditions are expected into the evening. For more information, visit the La Bonte Fire InciWeb page at https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/wyhpd-la-bonte-fire. 

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Minimal heat remaining on the Chimney Fire

Daily Update – Tuesday, September 17, 2024       

Acres: 6,519                                                                                                

Start Date: 9/2/2024

Location: 9 miles northwest of Fairfield, ID                                       

Personnel: 271

Containment: 43%                                                                                    

Fuels: Timber, brush, grass, understory

Highlights: Firefighters have added containment on the southern and eastern flanks of the fire after several days of successful firefighting efforts. Fire behavior is smoldering with most of the remaining heat occurring in heavy dead and down timber that has not yet fully burned in the interior of the fire area.

Operations: Yesterday, crews pulled all flagging and temporary signage in the southeastern section of the fire area. Firefighters monitoring along the southern perimeter did not detect any remaining heat or smoke. Additional crews monitored the southwestern flank to observe fire behavior across the Middle Fork of Lime Creek. No heat was found on the northwestern fire edge. The medical unit conducted medical training with several fire crews who practiced multiple scenarios including emergency rescues and how to apply a tourniquet. The Initial Attack group remained ready to respond to any new fire starts and will remain ready again today as they monitor lightning from the incoming thunderstorms. Today, firefighters will continue to look for any remaining heat along the fire perimeter. Minimal fire spread and very little smoke is expected today. Excavators and other heavy equipment have been ordered to assist with suppression repair on the eastern flank of the fire. 

Weather: Temperatures today will be cooler with afternoon highs in the 50s. Thunderstorms are expected to occur today with gusts possible up to 50 mph. The wind will shift from the southeast to the southwest during the day with afternoon gusts up to 25 mph. Rainfall will range from 0.4 to 0.7 inches.

Smoke: Some smoke may be visible from the Fairfield area, however air quality continues to improve. An interactive smoke map located at https://fire.airnow.gov/ allows you to zoom into your area to see the latest conditions.

Closures: The Sawtooth National Forest has issued an emergency temporary closure area for the Chimney Fire. The purpose of the closure order is to protect firefighters and the public during wildfire suppression activities occurring in and around the area. The full closure order (No. 0414-05-065) and map are available on the Sawtooth National Forest website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/sawtooth/alerts-notices.

Safety: The health and safety of firefighters and the public are always the first priority. A temporary flight restriction (TFR) is in place over the area, which includes uncrewed aircraft or drones. Flying drones near wildfires is dangerous for pilots and firefighters and can bring wildfire suppression efforts to a halt. Know before you fly. If you fly, we can’t. More information can be found at: https://uas.nifc.gov/. 

More Information: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/ideix-chimney-fire / 

208-246-8292 / https://www.facebook.com/sawtoothnationalforest / 2024.chimney@firenet.gov / https://www.facebook.com/IdahoDepartmentofLands/

This will be the final evening update for the Fossil Complex. Daily updates will follow.

Wetting Rain Falls On the Service Fire

SPRAY, Ore. –  Today crews made good progress toward securing the fire’s perimeter, which includes mop up and the felling of hazard trees so that firefighters can work safely. While mop up operations will likely  continue over the next few days, the work of mapping all of the fire lines that were built during suppression is getting underway. The information collected now will record areas where soil disturbances from suppression activity need to be repaired to prevent erosion. 

Examples of disturbances where repair can limit erosion are dozer lines, berms along dozer line that channel water, and ruts from trucks and heavy equipment that can pool or channel water. Suppression repair is an important and necessary post-wildfire suppression activity to aid in ecosystem recovery by preventing soil loss and erosion and protecting watershed quality. 

Suppression repair activities include removing berms and building water bars or scattering debris where water is prone to flow quickly. The goal is to keep water from pooling or flowing with force to minimize erosion and allow soil that may be carried by flowing water to redeposit onto the land.  

Winds are expected to begin to shift west southwest tomorrow morning, increasing with gusts up to 25 mph later in the day. The shift of wind direction may uproot trees that have been weakened by the fire. Temperatures tonight will range from 45-50 degrees.

Videos: Recordings of the Daily Operations Updates and other stories are available at: https://www.youtube.com/@FossilComplex.

Evacuation: Level 3 evacuations remain inside the perimeter of the Service Fire.  For the most recent evacuation levels please go to: https://www.facebook.com/WheelerCountySheriffsOffice/

The Two Cabin, Holmes, Kinzua and Canyon Fires are all in patrol status.  

FIRE AT A GLANCE

Fossil Complex

Total Size:  24,446 acres          

Two Cabin-253 acres

Canyon-192 acres

Kinzua-96 acres

Holmes-15 acres

Service- 23,890 

Containment:  28% 

Cause:  Lightning

Current Cost: $20.1M

All Resources 

Hand Crews: 41

Engines: 51

Water Tender: 17

Dozers:  12

Skidgen: 7

Excavator: 2

Masticator: 1

Total Resources: 1,240

Aerial Resources

Type 1: 3

Type 2: 6

Type 3: 3

UAS  3: 1

Evacuations: 

Level 3: 11 addresses

https://www.facebook.com/WheelerCountySheriffsOffice/

ODF Incident Commander:

Matt Howard
Incident Management Team 2

Unified Command: CIIMT5, Los Angeles County Fire, Los Angeles County Sheriff, San Bernardino County Fire, San Bernardino County Sheriff, CAL FIRE – San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit

Start Date: September 8, 2024, at 2:12 p.m.      

Fire Information: (626) 662-0120 ***Original number***

Media Line: (626) 470-1395

Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Email: 2024.Bridge@firenet.gov 

Fire Size: 54,774 acres 

Percent Contained: 25% 

Personnel: 2,707

Injuries: 3

Structures Damaged: 13 

Structures Destroyed: 66

Cause: Under investigation

Location: Sheep Mountain Wilderness, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument                                                                                                
 

CURRENT SITUATION: 

Despite the increase in winds today, great progress was made by firefighters and utility companies restoring power and water for a safe return for residents under evacuation orders in the Piñon Hills area. One Order was downgraded to a Warning, and one Warning was lifted. While firefighters continue to hold and improve existing containment lines in the most active areas of fire, they will also begin the process of suppression repair in areas where there is full containment, which increased to 25 percent today. 

The northwest flank remains the highest priority for this evening’s operations to stop the fire from spreading to the communities of Big Pines and Piñon Hills. Firefighters are also continuing mop-up and patrol to extinguish any remaining hot spots throughout the community of Wrightwood so that residents can return as soon as possible. 

To the northeast, firefighters are working to prevent the fire from reaching the community of Lytle Creek by constructing dozer lines and engaging in direct attack wherever possible. 

The east side of the fire is holding well as firefighters continue to gain containment in this area, however until it is safe for residents to return, and the threat of downed power lines and other hazards still exists, an evacuation order remains in effect.

The south flank is also holding well. Heavy equipment along with hand-crews will continue constructing secondary containment lines in the area to prevent threats to the foothill communities below it.

On the west flank, firefighters are holding the fire at Rattlesnake Peak and plan to continue constructing hand lines where possible in this extremely steep and inaccessible terrain to Ross Peak and Pigeon Ridge tonight.

Damage inspection teams have released interactive maps for residents affected by the Bridge Fire. 
For San Bernardino County: prepare.sbcounty.gov/bridge-fire/ 
For Los Angeles County: recovery.lacounty.gov/bridgefire/

Evacuation Orders:

• Mt. Baldy Road, all residents north of San Antonio Dam up to Mount Baldy Ski Resort 
• The community of Wrightwood
• Big Pines Canyon Road to the community of Big Pines 
• East Fork communities of Camp Williams Resort (café, mobile home park, campground) and River Community (near the resort)

Evacuation Warnings: 

• Forest area of Telegraph Peak east to the Cucamonga Canyon and forestry area above Shinn Road and North Pine Canyon Road 
• The southern community of Pinon Hills from Desert Front Road north to Highway 138 and State Highway west 
• Highway 138 south to Lone Pine Canyon and Highway 2 east to Lone Pine Canyon Road
• For evacuation warnings in San Dimas, La Verne, and Claremont please visit: Genasys Protect 

For an interactive map on evacuations, please visit: 

• Los Angeles County: Genasys Protect website or download the app. https://protect.genasys.com  

• San Bernadino:  https://sbcounty.maps.arcgis.com 

For emergency alerts, please register here:  

• Los Angeles County: https://ready.lacounty.gov/emergency-notifications/  

• San Bernardino County: https://wp.sbcounty.gov/sheriff/alerts/                                                                                               

Evacuation Centers:

• Fountain of Living Waters Church: 10120 Johnson Rd, Phelan, CA 92371
• San Bernardino County Fairgrounds: 14800 Seventh Street, Victorville, CA 
• Jessie Turner Health/Fitness Center: 15556 Summit Ave, Fontana, CA. (909) 854-5100
• Pomona Fairplex: 601 W McKinley Avenue Pomona, CA (Gate 3, corner of McKinley/White)

Animals: 

• Devore Animal Shelter: 19777 Shelter Way, San Bernardino, CA. (909) 386-9820. After hours: (800) 472-5609
• San Bernardino County Fairgrounds: 14800 Seventh Street, Victorville, CA 
• Palmdale Animal Care Center (Small Animals): 38550 Sierra Hwy, Palmdale, CA 
• Lancaster Animal Care Center (Small Animals): 5210 W Ave I, Lancaster, CA

 For more information on evacuation centers;

• www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.html
• https://lacounty.gov/emergency/

CLOSURES: 

• SR-138 from Lone Pine Canyon Road to Beekley Road
• SR-2 closed from Big Pines to SR-138
• Big Pines Highway 
• Big Rock Creek Road
• San Gabriel Canyon and East Fork of the San Gabriel River
• Highway 39
• East Fork Road
• Glendora Ridge Road and Glendora Mountain Road
• Mt. Baldy Road at Shinn Road intersection 

WEATHER:
Continued winds with cooler weather expected this evening, warming up again tomorrow. Generally favorable winds, temperatures, and humidity will continue through Thursday, however hot and dry conditions are expected to resume again Friday. 

For smoke impacts and an interactive map, visit fire.airnow.gov.

FIRE RESTRICTIONS IN OPEN AREAS OF ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST:
Fire danger on the Angeles National Forest is now “Extreme” Angeles National Forest - News & Events (usda.gov)

Due to favorable weather conditions, firefighters had a very productive day. Priorities were on the east and west sides of the incident between the fire and communities at risk. Control lines were improved as firefighters searched for and extinguished heat near the fire line.

A weak cold front is forecasted again Wednesday and Thursday followed by fair weather Friday. Drier conditions are expected this weekend with highs in the 80s and 90s. Predicted fire activity is described as minimal which should provide firefighters opportunities to continue their progress in strengthening fire lines and increase fire containment. Priorities will continue between active fire and communities to the east and west. Evacuation level changes for Riverside and Orange County were announced earlier this afternoon – information can be found on InciWeb. #AirportFire

Order No. 01020424-15

RESCINDING ORDER

BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOREST

Ratio Mountain Area Closure

Pursuant to Title 36 Code of Federal Regulation 261.50 (a) & (b), the prohibition listed in Order number 01020424-12, applicable to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest dated August 22,2024 and signed by Alfred Watson, Forest Supervisor is hereby rescinded effective September 16,2024 @ 11:59 p.m. 

Done at Dillon, MT on the 16th day of September 2024. 

Order No. 01020324-14

RESCINDING ORDER 

BEAVERHEAD-DEERLODGE NATIONAL FOREST

Grouse Fire

Pursuant to Title 36 Code of Federal Regulation 261.50(a) & (b), the prohibition listed on Order number 01020324-09, applicable to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest dated August 17,2024 and signed by Alfred Watson, Forest Supervisor is hereby rescinded effective September 16, 2024 @ 11:59 p.m.

Done at Dillon, MT on the 16th day of September 2024.

UPDATE: The following orders have been downgraded to a warning.

View an interactive map here https://go.genasys.com/lu70o

• 1725-A

South Toft Dr

North Ortega Hwy

East El Cariso Trail

West Laguna Ave

• 1865-A

• 1866

• 1933

• 1934 – A

• 1999

South Ortega Hwy / Trabuco Dr

North Fox Spring Rd / Los Almos Truck Trail

East OC/RivCo Line

West South Main Divide Truck Trail/ Los Almos Truck Trail

The following evacuation warnings have been lifted:

• RVC 1726

• RVC 1728

• RVC 1729

• LSN 1799

• RVC 1801

• LSN 1803

• RVC 1804

• RVC 1806

• RVC 1807

• RVC 1808

• RVC 1809

• RVC 1810

North Peeler Ave, Hayes ave

South Grand ave

East Lancashire Dr, Lakeview, Ortega Hwy, Garner, Hollister

West Wood, Magnolia, Macy

• RVC 1867

• RVC 1868

• RVC 1869

• RVC 1870

• RVC 1935

• RVC 1936

North South Main Divide Truck Trail, Trabuco Dr

South Peeler Ave, Hayes Ave, Brightman Ave

East Encina Dr, Arroyo Rd

West Stonecrest Dr, Calle de Lobo

• RVC 2074

• RVC 2142

• RVC 2143

North San Diego / Riverside County Line

South Rimpau rd, Fox Spring

East Orange County/ RivCo Line

West Hacienda Dr

View and interactive map here https://go.genasys.com/nxhqi9

*Highway 74 remains closed.

Updated EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDER 09-09-24-07-Effective September 17, 2024

Pursuant to the provisions of 16 U.S.C. § 551, and 36 C.F.R. §§ 261.50 (a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited in the Superior National Forest, due to hazards on portions of lands within Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and trails in Lake County, Northeastern Minnesota. These restrictions go into effect at 12:01 a.m. CT on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. 

The following areas are restricted:
•BWCAW points of entry: #26 Wood Lake

•Lakes

Wood Lake, Hula Lake, Good Lake, Indiana Lake

•Portages

Wood Lake Entry Point Parking Lot to Wood Lake, Wood Lake to Hula Lake, Hula Lake to Good Lake, Good Lake to Good Creek, Good Lake to Hoist Bay (Basswood Lake), Good Lake to Indiana Lake, Indiana Lake to Basswood Lake, Indiana Lake to Wind Bay Creek (Wind Bay, Basswood Lake)